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As mentioned yesterday, multiple sources had told me about an upcoming security breach announcement involving South Carolina residents. I can now confirm the details. Blackhawk Consulting Group, a third party credit card payment vendor used by the Medical University of…

Last night, the Live 5 News Facebook page had a post that grabbed my attention. It read: A brand new threat to victims of the South Carolina taxpayer hack. Why signing up for credit protection has made you vulnerable to…

“South Carolina, too small to be a republic, too big to be an asylum.” – James L. Petigru, after the state’s secession from the American Union, 1861 On Saturday, I mentioned Senator Lee Bright’s head-scratching gun control bill and it…

***UPDATE 12/23/12*** The West Ashley Patch is now reporting that no personal information has been compromised. — Can the government agencies in this state do anything right? The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce’s (SCDEW) website was hacked today.…

When it comes to the SCDOR hacking scandal, Governor Nikki Haley has tried her hardest to distance herself from the controversy. Even when she finally appears to be accepting some blame, she still tries to pass the buck to another…

Here are the top takeaways from Governor Nikki Haley’s afternoon press conference about the South Carolina Department of Revenue’s hacking scandal. Haley has accepted SCDOR Director Jim Etter’s resignation. Etter will remain on until the end of the year. Bill…

Governor Nikki Haley is expected to hold a press conference today to update everyone on the hacking of the Department of Revenue. I can’t wait to hear what else has gone wrong, because each time she speaks, the situation seems…

ABC News 4 is reporting that more people than originally thought are affected by the SCDOR hacking scandal: “South Carolina officials say 200,000 more tax returns were hacked than originally reported. The State newspaper reported that officials now think 3.8…

In the wake of the SCDOR cyber-attack I, like many of you, have been searching for the best advice and services in regards to identity theft. One piece of advice I keep coming across is that you need to be…

The Post & Courier, who have been doing an AWESOME job covering this entire scandal, are reporting that we may be seeing the first signs of the identity theft in action. At this point, it is impossible to know for…